Tenerife in Winter: We Escaped to the Sunshine
We went to Tenerife
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Welcome to my Channel,
My name is James and I live full time in my tiny van, however this is not just a van life channel. I enjoy travel, food and drink and making videos 🙂
When I turned 50 I decided I’d had enough of the rat race and working long hours just to pay rent and bills, life was passing me by and I needed a drastic change.
FAQ
Where is Helen?
Helen has a responsible full time job and two children so unfortunately she can’t join me on every trip. I really wish she could.
What equipment do you use?
My vlogging camera is a GoPro Hero 9 but I also use my pixel 6a phone and Lumix G80 camera for other footage
For editing, I used Premiere Pro on an old laptop but I’m saving to buy a more powerful computer.
Do you have children?
Yes I have a 6yr old daughter who lives with her mum but I see her quite a lot. I don’t usually put her on the vlogs and if I do, I block out her face for privacy reasons. I also have a grown up son.
How do you fund your lifestyle?
I don’t need as much to live these days since going full time van life but I receive a small percentage of income from the ads that KZread put on the videos.
Why the sponsored videos?
I only accept sponsorship from companies I use and trust, this is my fulltime job and my income, it’s how I support my family. (I have Patreon if you prefer videos with no ads).
How do I contact you?
Please contact me here: james@bythecurb.co.uk
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Thank you everyone for the lovely comments and birthday wishes. We will reply to them later this evening. We're off to Siam water park now! 😬😊
@janet7356
6 ай бұрын
Have a nice day you lovely couple and happy birthday t Helen tmoz 🥳🎉
@johnround1697
6 ай бұрын
Go see the bird of prey show at jungle Park. It's fantastic.
@andywrong3247
6 ай бұрын
Helen &james your off to spam Park don't forget to show us a big wave.strap on the bikini we don't want you ending up on the nudists beach.lol
@andywrong3247
6 ай бұрын
If you came across any spam park references forget it.was supposed to be SIAM WATER PARK,it's that stupid pre dick tive text do dar thing.lol.
@leeyoung9469
6 ай бұрын
Muchas felicidades Helen, legally old enough to have your first pint.
Happy Birthday 🎂 Helen. Your fun attitude to life is a joy to watch. James, you have hit the jackpot with Helen and I am pretty sure Helen feels the same way about you. Take care and stay safe.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊❤
@markorton6171
6 ай бұрын
Have to agree, she's the business. Rock on guys, keep on keeping on.
@judithgittins4625
6 ай бұрын
Love the way Helen wanders off and leaves you behind xx
@judithgittins4625
6 ай бұрын
Will you ever marry 😂
@johnround1697
6 ай бұрын
@@judithgittins4625 Why get married and spoil things they are enjoying life .😂
Happy Birthday to a happy soul 💛 Love watching you both. ❤
Happy Birthday to gorgeous Helen for Friday and well done gorgeous James for another wonderful video. You are so good at this, I am sure I am not the only one that feels right there with you. Love watching your brilliant relationship, it warms my heart. x
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, that's the vibe we're wanting to create
Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
That intro was sooooooooo good that I kept going right back to the beginning; over, and over, and over again. Take a bow, James. Take a well-earned bow.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🙂
This is my favourite video. I play the opening over and over. Very clever editing, music, and story telling into. You should do more of this.
Happy birthday Helen ! Good shout looking forward to watching your Tenerife adventure x
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Looks lovely there this time of year. Happy birthday to Helen. Nice relaxing vid to watch and your editing is very good. All the best to the both of you. 🙏
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Happy Birthday for Friday Helen🎉🥳🤪 love how your editing is really starting to come together too. Brilliant❤xx
When I'm feeling a bit low I watch you and Helen you put a big smile on my face .thank you keep up the good work ❤
Saturday night entertainment. Your videos have kept me company on what would have been an otherwise boring evening. Thank you😁
Another great vid or vlog. Really good insight into places that can sometimes get a bit of stick. I like the costs throughout that give an idea of how much you might spend. Happy Birthday Helen. Hope you had a good one and I hope you both enjoyed your time away together.
Happy birthday Helen x Was that meal really nice 😂
Thanks James for another great video loved the intro..and Happy birthday Helen for Friday xx
Happy birthday Helen. Hope you both have a fantastic time 😄🍻🍻👍
Great filming at the start of this vlog James and loved the whole thing. Happy Birthday Helen🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Enjoy.❤
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Gorgeous views. Happy birthday to the gorgeous Helen. Those prawns looked Gorgeous if a little pricy.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you x
The hotel is good & weather looks fab. Great video ❤
Hi, you two, Happy Birthday Helen, great deal that is, furniture is fine, I wouldn't expect that much for the price, just a room and bathroom really, enjoy your week 👍
Happy birthday 🎂 Helen hope you had a lovely day. Tenerife is the best enjoy have fun you deserve it. Love your vlogs.
Don’t bloody kick it 😅😅! You two are brilliant 🤩
Very nice - sunshine in January. What a boost compared to frozen January at home. Enjoy.
Hi James & Helen, Hotel looks awesome, have a wonderful time, thanks for showing us around with you, and happy birthday Helen (for Friday) your both amazing, Alec x
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you Alec x
Great video as usual. Enjoy Tenerife. Was there last summer 🎉
Happy birthday Helen, thank you for the upload guys ❤
Just had to pause less than a minute in to tip my hat to the tune!! This takes things to a different level now. ***HAPPY BIRTHDAY HELLEN***
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that 🙂
Happy Birthday Helen have a fantastic time in Tenerife, James is a keeper he loves you so much x
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
He certainly is. I love him very much 😍
Happy birthday Helen have a great day 🎂. The seamless editing on the video especially at the beginning was very professional I like it. Enjoy the rest of your holiday.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
Have a great time in Tenerife,,,happy birthday 🎂....vids are fantastic, keep up the great work you guys....❤❤
Happy birthday Helen 🎉. Wonderful video xx
Happy Birthday to Helen, what a great present , a holiday in Tenerife. Great video as usual, very entertaining, had my first girls holiday in las americas in 1986, so loving seeing this. Have a wonderful time.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, we are having a great time
A very nice clean room.enjoy you guys
Your camera work, and intro were on point, love it.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
Another gem of a video ❤ Happy Birthday Helen🎉❤ Sending you both lots of love❤
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
Liked the cinematic introduction. These videos are good because we live in Australia, and are too old for long haul flights now. Keep it up. ❤🇦🇺
@mattbarnettscorrigatediron7050
6 ай бұрын
reminded me of the start of the movie scarface bizarrely enough?
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, I love making cinematic style videos so will be doing more in future
Haha knew it lol. You need to go to Siam water park!. And happy Birthday Helen! Mojitos by the beach!
I love the sequence at the start of this video with the walkthrough the airport to the takeoff, very professionally done Must have taken a long time to get that all to tie together, well done that man.
Happy birthday Helen for Friday, great vlog you two bounce off of each other and that great x
Just subscribed. Loving you two already !! 😂
@bythecurb
3 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊❤️
Hope you have a great 21st birthday Helen, have a great holiday both of you
Great intro, some work put into that, and it shows. Happy birthday Helen for tomorrow, hope you both have a great holiday. Look forward to another year of your adventures.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😍
Hope you both have a lovely holiday, Happy Birthday Helen for Friday. x
Awesome video as always James,never been to Tenerife but looks lovely.Hope you have a fanastic break and Helen a brilliant birthday Friday. Can't wait for rest of video
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
I wonder if the birds went to Tenerife on the ‘cheep’ 😂 Happy birthday Helen 🎂🎉🍾🥂🍺
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣
I really enjoy these videos great to see you both have Dutch a great time enjoy .
Have a great time, fab video as always, your missing the rain and temps of -1 here in Tadcaster. Happy Birthday for Friday Helen x
Love you two, hope you had a great birthday Helen 🍾🍾🍾🌟🌟🌟 xxx
Have a fab holiday celebrating your birthday Helen! We fancy going back to Tenerife but it’s pricing itself out of the market at the moment.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Everything seems to be going up at the moment 😞
Loved the video.. just came back from Tenerife myself and have loads of vlogs going up.. cant wait to go back.
Happy birthday gorgeous ,think James has tapped into his hidden stash😂have a top time guys,thank you.🎉🏝️🎂🍻
Happy Birthday Helen keep being you from Lanzarote
Really like the editing at the beginning. Made it something special.
Happy Birthday Helen. I hope you have a good Birthday Week. James. The start of the video editing and titles was very good. I'm just starting on Davinci Resolve on Windows but it is quite a hard program but I'm getting there. Enjoy your week away.
Great timing. I was literally looking at this report last night for some winter sun.
Happy returns Helen . As I said before just enjoy!!!! Dave
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you Dave x
Happy birthday Helen 👍🥃 great wee video. Hopefully you both enjoyed, all the best 🇬🇧
Enjoy your break in the sun. It’s bloody freezing here. I love Tenerife in the winter.
Happy Birthday Helen 🎉enjoy your holiday you two all the very best 🍺
Happy birthday Helen, life of Riley you two 😂😂🍹
Gutted we missed you was there at the same time fantastic place to go this times of year for winter sun keep up the great videos you do
Happy birthday Helen hope you have a fantastic time 🎉xx
The prices people pay for holidays frighten me. A thousand is a massive amount of money in my world. Any road up, I've had to come back to Newton Abbot to get repairs to my van, and now I've got a right list of repairs. While I was waiting for them to do the MOT, I was sheltering in Costa when a female I've known for some years, spotted me and spent over an hour trying to throw herself at me. Obviously she saw me as a retirement plan on account of hitting the wall. Now I've got to wait until next Thursday to get the van repaired. It's no joke being stuck in Newton Abbot, a place that civilisation forgot and at the age of sixty-nine being pursued by some useless old foo foo. I wonder whatever happened to my real life. Stone me what a day. I'm glad somebody's having a good time 😂
@JanetBrown-px2jn
6 ай бұрын
The old foo foo sure is lucky you were not interested in her,you sound right miserable.
always good to watch especially in Tenerife ,we have been there more than anywhere else ,great easy viewing ,enjoy the rest
Credit to intro editing skill. Love ya both always glad to see a new upload please keep them coming and thank you!
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, we will 🙂
I like the *funky* music (hint of classy jazz) you've been using. Especially on the opening segments to your videos *James.* Congratulations on your upcoming birthday *Helen.* Clearly you have a portrait of yourself going "manky" in the attic, as you look at least 5 years younger. Enjoy the sun, it's brass monkey time back in "blighty". 👌
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the compliment 😊
Happy birthday helen!🎉 Hope you both are having a lovely time 😊. We went to lanzarote in november and this video is making me wish I was going on holiday again soon 😂
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
Bargain. Made me laugh when you saw the pool and said " we wont be doing any of this". Thats me ! You two make us laugh as you are so genuine. Keep it up and Happy Bday Helen!
What a fantastic time you guys are having. Sometimes Spar has some great pastries and sandwiches at low prices.Looking forward to more of your week there.
Happy Birthday Helen for Friday. Love your videos James.
Happy birthday young lady hope you two have a fantastic time 🎉🍾🥂🍻🥰🥰
My favourite Canary island! Enjoyed your vlog! Take a trip on the ferry to La Gomera. Have a great birthday on Friday Helen, plenty of places to celebrate 🥰
video skills are just getting better and better.lovely vlog.
Great opening sequence and music,, very clever and imaginative editing. Works really well.
I couldn't help but notice the absence of mobility scooters. Happy birthday for Friday, Helen.
Happy birthday Helen 🥂🍾🍻 . Enjoy 🎉
😆✨James: "That's the door to the room where murderers come through - Don't kick it in, Helen!" 😆✨ LOVE IT! You two make a very handsome (GorgeouS) couple, so ignore any spiteful 'knockers'. Thanks for another fun vlog.. Cheers both! 🍻✨
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 🙂
Mac Donald’s Restaurant 8 Pier and Chucky’s are fabulous on the Vista .. Happy Birthday Helen x
Happy Birthday Helen, looks Iike I guessed right for Tenerife is your birthday destination. 👍Enjoy the rest of your time there and at least your out of the cold in Blighty! Plenty of Dorada's good food and sun could not ask for more. 🍺🍺
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you, we've had too many Doradas 😂
Mint these couple, hope to bump into them in life .😂👍xx
50 wow ! hell bells you look fantastic Helen, please tell us where the fountain of youth is I promise not to tell, scouts Honour :)
Got to tell you how much we enjoy the music tracks & the video it is excellent Helen really helps balance your personality your grumpiness (like me) with Helens happy inquizitive nature love watching your channel xx
You're right about older chaps working in restaurants. It's always reassuring. The daftest one we had was on the south coast of Portugal. Typical touristy place but right enough. I ordered a dirty great tuna steak and the waiter said, word for word, "That is an excellent choice. It is fresh from the sea, which is there." while pointing at the very sea no more than 10 metres away. Quarteira since you ask.
Happy Birthday Helen, hope you have a great day on Friday 😊
Great video mate, Happy birthday to Helen and by the way my little staffy has a true geordie accent lol
Ferry will go to Gomera. The island or even one of the other canary Islas, although it’s best to fly.
Can’t wait for the next vlog I love them enjoy guys 😊
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@user-zz9uq1ps2b
6 ай бұрын
Will you be doing another one James why you on holiday ??
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Yes, another two I think. Helen's 50th and Siam Park
Great Music at the start.. and it’s a awesome hotel. I was expecting a dump. And happy birthday Helen.
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😍
Loved the editing at the start Helen walking etc… looks a great hotel.. bargain brits abroad… keep on 💯🙏
It was my missus 50th last Saturday James and we're off to Caernarfon this weekend, my treat. I better not tell her you treated Hells bells to a week in the sun! 🤣
Wishing you a happy birthday Helen you both looked so gorgeous while being yourselves enjoying the sunshine 🌞
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😊
@kathyhayden2499
6 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday Helen keep on just being yourself, you are so funny and I admire you for that,I love your relationship with James,he is a lovely man too,enjoy your special day ❤️
I love you 2 and i dnt think what you have paid is cheap at all 3/4 years ago it would have been expensive. Happy birthday Helen for Friday. I hope you both have a great holiday ❤ xx
Love your videos folks...my faves at the mo
Helen is the perfext parter 😂 shall we get a beer, yes!
Happy Birthday Helen. Good vid
Brilliant vlog. Looks like you are both having a brilliant time . Happy belated birthday to Helen 🥂
Enjoy your birthday trip Helen....we love Tenerife. Recommend a trip to La Gomera by ferry from Los Cristianos, lots of little cafes and arts and crafts places to visit.
Gorgeous Helen & Gorgeous James in Gorgeous Tenerife with Gorgeous sun 🌞 😎😂 Happy Birthday week Helen 🍻 enjoy 🥳
Happy Birthday. Helen! "Dated but clean" is how I roll! Love that you think & say Helen is gorgeous, James. Bit of unsolicited advice: if it is a gift, y'might want to downplay saying how cheap it is. It's like giving with one hand and taking away with the other. Cheers...
Happy birthday Helen lovely present from James hope your enjoying yourself 😊 x
@bythecurb
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😊